NEWS IN BRIEF: PR Newswire announces a new supplement

April 22, 2002

NEW YORK: PR Newswire has announced a new supplement to its Asian
distribution circuits, PR Newswire-First Call Wire. Created through an
alliance between Thomson Financial and PR Newswire, this service will
allow Asian public companies to distribute news releases directly to
400,000 institutional investors, analysts, and financial advisors.

NEW YORK: PR Newswire has announced a new supplement to its Asian
distribution circuits, PR Newswire-First Call Wire. Created through an
alliance between Thomson Financial and PR Newswire, this service will
allow Asian public companies to distribute news releases directly to
400,000 institutional investors, analysts, and financial advisors.